# 114-hr-4178: American Unemployed Worker Investment Act of 2015

114-hr-4178, American Unemployed Worker Investment Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4178
- Congress: 114
- Title: American Unemployed Worker Investment Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

American Unemployed Worker Investment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the work opportunity tax credit through 2017; (2) allow a small business employer (i.e., an employer who employs more than 10 but fewer than 25 full-time employees throughout the taxable year) an increased work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified unemployment compensation recipient; and (3) allow tax-exempt organizations a work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified unemployment compensation recipients. The bill defines "qualified unemployment compensation recipient" as any individual who is certified as: (1) not being a student for at least six months during the one-year period ending on the hiring date, (2) being in receipt of unemployment compensation on the hiring date, and (3) having a hiring date during the two-year period which begins on the enactment of this Act. The bill denies such credit unless: (1) the qualified unemployment compensation recipient is employed for not less than 35 hours per week for not less than 1 year, and (2) the number of full-time employees of the employer receiving such credit is increased by 1 for at least 1 year.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4178 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4178)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4178 (as of 2025-11-18).